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Regulated Professions (Freedom of Speech) Bill [HL]
Regulated Professions (Freedom of Speech) Bill [HL] is currently listed at 2nd reading in the House of Lords.
Current position
- Latest completed stage
- 1st reading11 Jun 2026
- Next stage
- 2nd reading
- House
- House of Lords
- Bill type
- Private Members' Bill (Starting in the House of Lords)
- Last updated
- 12 Jun 2026
- Proposer / sponsor
- Lord Moynihan of Chelsea Proposer / sponsor · Conservative · House of Lords Prepared for future MP profile links
What this bill is about
The Regulated Professions (Freedom of Speech) Bill [HL] would seek to protect the freedom of expression of people who are subject to professional regulation. It would also seek to require professional regulatory bodies to be neutral, and to limit those bodies from making professionals carry out mandatory training or education that has political, ideological, or social content.
What it would do
- Protect the freedom of expression of professionally regulated individuals.
- Impose duties of neutrality on professional regulatory bodies.
- Restrict regulatory bodies from requiring mandatory political, ideological or social training or education.
Bill journey
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1st reading 11 Jun 2026 · House of Lords
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